21 celebrities who are killing it on Snapchat

Welcome to the wonderful world of Snapchat. Snapchat Snapchat can be difficult to understand. The app is confusing to navigate at first, and it's not immediately clear how to find people to follow outside of who's in your phone's contact list. A good way to get Snapchat is to follow people who are already using it well.

To add them, just open Snapchat to the camera screen, scroll through the list below, and take pictures of each user's QR code icon. Snapchat then instantly finds the user from your photo and asks if you'd like to add them to your follow list.

Shonduras was the first homegrown Snapchat star. His stories are still on point.

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Shaun McBride, who is known as Shonduras to his hundreds of thousands of followers, was the first person to make it big on Snapchat in the app's early days.

Over the last couple of years, he's worked with dozens of brands and traveled the world through his work on Snapchat. He's still as creative as ever.

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"Star Wars" actor John Boyega loves to entertain his snapchat followers with tales of his daily life.

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British actor John Boyega may be the star of a major movie franchise, but he's surprisingly down to earth in his Snapchat videos.

Whether he's dressing up as "Star Wars" villain Kylo Ren for laughs, describing how someone tried to sell him an $85,000 chair, or learning how to sing, he's really funny and entertaining to watch.

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Elizabeth Plank is an opinionated and funny voice on the campaign trail.

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As a senior correspondent for Vox, Elizabeth Plank spends most of her time on the campaign trail.

She brings her Snapchat followers with her for the journey, and she's a refreshingly young and funny voice in the world of political commentary.

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Mplatco tells fun, engaging stories.

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When a huge snow storm recently hit the east coast, Michael Platco grabbed a banana as a fake microphone and made a hilarious mock weather report on Snapchat. While he acted as the broadcast anchor, other Snapchatters sent him on-the-ground snaps from outside in the snow.

That's just one example of the kinds of silly, inventive stories Platco tells on Snapchat. He's also been called the "Van Gogh of Snapchat" for his finger drawings.

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Whether she's goofing off or working out, tennis champ Serena Williams is a joy to watch.

She'll also show some insane workouts and dance moves, so look out for those as well.

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Jared Leto loves to use all of the Snapchat filters in his selfie videos.

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Actor and musician Jared Leto brings his personal brand of off-kilter charm to the social media app.

A lover of hikes and nature, you can expect a lot of travel and scenic shots in addition to lots of filtered selfies.

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Justin Kan is a startup legend who basically invented the concept of live streaming.

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Username: justinkan

Kan is best known as the founder of Justin.tv and Twitch.tv, the latter of which was bought by Amazon for almost $1 billion. Now he's a partner at Y-Combinator, a venture capital firm and startup incubator in San Francisco.

Kan was the first to try and broadcast nearly every part of his life on the internet with Justin.tv back in 2006, and now he's trying to recapture the magic on Snapchat. He's even hiring a full-time 'Snap God' to follow him around and document his life.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger is surprisingly natural at Snapchat.

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Username: arnoldschnitzel

The Governator has been on Snapchat for a year now, and you're seriously missing out if you don't follow him. He travels the world, meets with important people, and shows it all on Snapchat.

His most recent story showed him endorsing Republican candidate John Kasich for president. First Snapchat presidential endorsement ever?

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Branden Harvey is an enthusiastic photographer and traveler.

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Branden Harvey was a famous Instagrammer before he started getting big on Snapchat. Now he takes his thousands of followers on all kinds of journeys around the world, from The White House to Israel.

What's most engaging about Harvey is his enthusiasm. He clearly loves life and it shows.

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Harris Markowitz is a young creative director who really understands Snapchat.

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Markowitz owns a small production company in New York City that helps brands make content for Snapchat, and he understands storytelling on the app really well. His stories are creative and engaging.

The White House account takes you behind the scenes of the executive branch.

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The White House's official Snapchat account is probably the only place you're going to see low-quality, emojied shots of President Obama approaching a helicopter or shooting basketball.

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Comedian and writer Gil Ozeri will crack you up with his weird stunts.

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Username: gilozeri

Comedian and former "Happy Endings" and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" writer Gil Ozeri loves to perform weird stunts for his snapchat followers, from hiding himself in tight spaces to putting a hot Pizza Hut pizza on his back.